"The cup of suffering is not the same size for everyone."
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"I've discovered my vocation. I want to be a writer."
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"No matter how you feel today, get up, dress up & show up"
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"Tea ceremony is a way of worshipping the beautiful and the simple. All one's efforts are concentrated on trying to achieve perfection through the imperfect gestures of daily life. Its beauty consists in the respect with which it is performed. If a mere cup of tea can bring us closer to God, we should watch out for all the other dozens of opportunities that each ordinary day offers us."
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"The day is made up of 24 hours and an infinite number of moments. We need to be aware of those moments and make the most of them regardless of whether we're busy doing something or contemplating life."
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"The Warrior of the Light pays attention to small things because they can severely hamper him."
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"Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once."
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"The warrior of light only risks his heart for something worthwhile."
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"He needs both patience and speed."
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"In the intervals between battles, the Warrior rests."
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"Eat when it is time to eat. And walk when it is time to walk."
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"...it was dangerous to overflow because we might end up finding ourselves occupied by our loved ones and drowning them with our love and enthusiasm."
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"The only job you have in life is to recognize and honor your personal legend"
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"We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility."
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"Well, to find, not the meaning of life because I believe in mysteries, I believe that there is a mystery that goes far beyond our understanding."
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"God judges a tree by its fruits and not by its roots."
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"I was content in my universe and didn't want to change it at all, even though I was being propelled in that direction."
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"We all have an unknown ability, which will probably remain unknown forever. And yet that ability can become our ally. Since it’s impossible to measure that ability or give it an economic value, it’s never taken seriously."
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"We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of moments that could have been found but were forever hidden in the sands."
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"As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choose between thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as an adventurer in quest of his treasure."
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